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2023 Most Popular Drama & Theater Arts Schools in Nebraska

13 Colleges
$22,825 Avg Salary
$24,679 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Drama & Theater Arts School for You

With 104 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, drama and theater arts is the #68 most popular major in Nebraska.

It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Most Popular Drama & Theater Arts Schools in Nebraska ranking. This report analyzed 13 schools in Nebraska to see which ones were the most popular programs for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Drama & Theater Arts program at each school on the list.

The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Drama & Theater Arts Colleges.

Our 2023 rankings named University of Nebraska - Lincoln the most popular school in Nebraska for drama and theater arts students. Located in the large city of Lincoln, UNL is a public school with a fairly large student population.

The average amount in student loans that theater majors at UNL take out is $22,357.

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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Nebraska Wesleyan University is a great place for drama and theater arts students. NWU is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Lincoln.

While working on their degree, theater majors at NWU accumulate an average of around $27,000 in student debt.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Nebraska at Omaha. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Most Popular Drama & Theater Arts Schools in Nebraska list. UNOMAHA is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Omaha.

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#4

Doane University

Crete, NE

Out of the 13 schools in Nebraska that were part of this year’s ranking, Doane University landed the # 4 spot on the list. Doane Crete is a small private not-for-profit school located in the town of Crete.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Nebraska at Kearney. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Drama & Theater Arts Schools in Nebraska list. Located in the town of Kearney, UNK is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

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#6

Creighton University

Omaha, NE

Creighton University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for drama and theater arts students. It came in at #6 on the list. Creighton is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Omaha.

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#7

Wayne State College

Wayne, NE

Wayne State College ranked #7 on this year’s Most Popular Drama & Theater Arts Schools in Nebraska list. Located in the town of Wayne, WSC is a public school with a small student population.

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#7

Hastings College

Hastings, NE

With a ranking of #7, Hastings College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for drama and theater arts students. Located in the distant town of Hastings, Hastings is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

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With a ranking of #9, Northeast Community College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for drama and theater arts students. Northeast is a medium-sized public school located in the town of Norfolk.

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Concordia University, Nebraska ranked #9 on this year’s Most Popular Drama & Theater Arts Schools in Nebraska list. Located in the town of Seward, Concordia University, Nebraska is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

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Best Drama & Theater Arts Colleges in the Plains States Region

Explore all the Most Popular Drama & Theater Arts Colleges in the Plains States Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Missouri 294
Minnesota 231
Kansas 95
Iowa 160
North Dakota 9
South Dakota 32

One of 10 majors within the area of study, drama and theater arts has other similar majors worth exploring.

Related Major Annual Graduates
Fine & Studio Arts 37,413
Design & Applied Arts 36,301
Music 25,910
Film, Video & Photographic Arts 16,778
General Visual & Performing Arts 6,355

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 13 schools only.

  • The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of the rest of our data about colleges.
  • Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).
  • Credit for the banner image above goes to Donald Judge.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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